Dance and Music Initiative
Supports choreographers, dancers, composers and/or musicians to work collaboratively to create and develop innovative, new dance/music work
A grant for up to $20,000
– Applications for this grant close 9 March 2012
– Decisions will be advised in June 2012
– Funded projects can start 1 July 2012
About the grant
The Dance and Music Initiative supports choreographers, dancers, composers and/or musicians to work collaboratively to create and develop innovative, new dance/music work. Priority will be given to proposals that incorporate live musical performance as an integral part in the final presentation of the work.
The intention of the initiative is to encourage new collaborative relationships. The integrity of the collaborative process is an important consideration and applications leading to work where dance and music components contribute equally will be well regarded. Projects may not re-use existing dance or music material and must consist of original music and choreography. Previous recipients (either applicants or key creative partners) of the 2011 Dance and Music Initiative are not eligible to re-apply in 2012. Applicants unsuccessful in the 2011 round are eligible to reapply but we encourage applicants to discuss their application with an appropriate program staff member.
Individual artists, groups and organisations from a wide variety of dance and music practices are encouraged to apply.
As the minimum, an initial staging or development of the proposed new work must take place by 31 December 2013.
Costs
This initiative provides funding of up to $20,000 for creative development costs associated with a new dance/music work. Projects are restricted to the creative development of new work, which includes composition, commissioning, rehearsal, collaboration with other artists, etc. Costs associated with the presentation of the new work are not eligible under this category.
You may apply for professional fees, associated expenses such as on-costs and travel, and a reasonable level of administrative costs. If you wish to claim administrative costs, you should provide a detailed breakdown of these in your project budget.
For applications in which the musical creative process involves the recording of music, costs associated with recording (up to and including the mastering stage) are eligible for funding, but cannot constitute more than 50% of the total of the musical component of the budget.
The application budget provided should only show income and expenditure for the creative development stage of the work.
Information about potential funding avenues for future stages of the work (e.g. presentation) should be discussed within the written component of the application, or attached as a pdf document.
Contact
Potential applicants are encouraged to discuss their application with the relevant Australia Council team member. For further information, or to discuss your proposal, please contact:
Adrian Burnett
Program Manager, Dance
Phone 02 9215 9164 , Email a.burnett@australiacouncil.gov.au
Eligibility
This initiative is open to individuals, groups and organisations. Previous recipients (either applicants or key creative partners) of the 2011 Dance and Music Initiative are not eligible to re-apply in 2012.This initiative is designed to support new creative partnerships/collaborations. Major Performing Arts companies are not eligible to apply for this initiative. If the outcome of this project will be presented by a Major Performing Arts Company, applicants must provide details of the support that the Major Performing Arts Company is providing for the creative development phase.
Applicants must also meet the Australia Council’s general eligibility requirements.
Selection criteria
A panel made up of Dance and Music Board members and peers will assess proposals and make recommendations to the Executive Director of Arts Funding, for approval.
Applications will be ranked against the following criteria:
- artistic merit of the project
- the quality of the artists involved
- good planning and effective use of resources
- the extent to which the project develops new creative partnerships
Applicants are encouraged to read the latest Dance and Music Sector Plans before preparing and submitting their application. These sector plans describe the Australia Council’s involvement with the sector, identify current issues and outline short and medium term goals and priorities.
Support Material
You can apply online for all Australia Council grants. If you would like a hard copy application form, contact Australia Council staff on (02) 9215 9000 or 1800 226 912.
For your application to be eligible for consideration for funding, you must include the support material described below with your application at the closing date. Your support material should be your own work and the work of other key artists involved in the project. Support material should be recent and relevant to the project for which you are applying. All applicants are encouraged, where possible, to include Australian content in the support material submitted.
The panel will review no more than a total of 15 minutes of support material for each application submitted.
Examples of work
All applicants must submit up to three examples (up to a total of 15 minutes) of their work and that of the key artists represented in a format listed below:
Applicants are encouraged to include support material which demonstrates the quality and range of both the dancers/choreographers and musicians/composers involved in the project.
You must also include details of the support material included with your application in the media form which you can download below. This should include title, duration, year, composer/songwriter and performer details, and an explanation of the material’s relevance to the application.
| Type of material | Due date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 15 minutes of moving image/ audio of recent relevant work | To be received by the closing date |
up to a total of 15 minutes of audio material, to be uploaded as an mp3 file with your application or up to three URLs linking to audio or visual material, to be uploaded with your application support material Dance visual support material will only be accepted via link to vimeo. Musicians may submit material via URL. DVD’s will not be accepted |
| Key artist biographies | To be received by the closing date | Maximum two A4 pages in total. |
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Media Form
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To be received by the closing date |
Download a copy of the media form here. This must be included, detailing the relevance of the support material to the current application. |
| Letters of confirmation | To be received by the closing date |
Letters of confirmation from all key participating artists. Where relevant, acceptance letters from institutions, individuals or international invitations should also be submitted. Where your project contains representations of artistic/cultural practice or has intended outcomes relating to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander artists or communities please see the below. Relevant letters of support may also be considered. |
| Support letters from relevant communities and artists for projects containing representations of artistic/cultural practice or intended outcomes relating to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander artists or communities | To be received by the closing date | Letters are required in accordance with the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Policy. |
| Letter of agreement (where proposals involve Australia Council Major Performing Arts board-funded companies) | To be received by the closing date | You must provide a letter of agreement between the applicant and the MPAB-funded company to both the MPAB and the Dance Board. |
Support material formats
Support materials can be submitted in the following digital formats:
- Audio files – .mp3 (192 kb/s)
- Documents – .pdf
Dance support material will only be accepted via link to vimeo. Musicians may submit material via URL. -
For information on how to use vimeo please access this how to document.
Failure to provide material in the required format will also result in your application being made ineligible
Work should be recent and relevant and should demonstrate the breadth of the applicants work. We recommend you include an unedited section from rehearsal or performance.
The panel does not accept notated scores or video cassettes and will not assess them if provided.
Please contact Dance or Music Board staff with any questions related to support material requirements.
Grant
Dance and Music Initiative
Artform
Dance; Music
Expression of Interest
01 January 2003
Closing date
09 March 2012
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